Incentives: 2010: Wakefield receives $50,000 each for starts 11-15; $75,000 each for starts 16-25; and $100,000 each for starts 26-30. (Max potential earnings: $5 million.)
2011: Wakefield’s 2011 base salary can increase, based on the number of innings he throws in 2010. If he throws 130 innings in 2010, his 2011 base salary increases to $2 million; he throws 160 innings in 2010, he would earn a $3.5 million base.
If the base salary is $1.5 million: $100,000 each for starts 11-15; $200,000 each for starts 16-25, and $250,000 each for starts 26-30.
If the base salary is $2 million: $75,000 each for starts 11-15; $150,000 each for starts 16-20; $200,000 each for starts 21-30.
If the base salary is $3.5 million, the bonuses are the same as in 2010: $50,000 each for starts 11-15; $75,000 each for starts 16-25; and $100,000 each for starts 26-30.